SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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![Teamwok-GettyImages-1411776159]( "4 Risk Mitigation Strategies For mRNA Production")
4 Risk Mitigation Strategies For mRNA ProductionPlanning and procuring custom materials needed to manufacture mRNA remains a top concern. This article shares risk mitigation strategies for multi-sourcing, S&OP process, packaging size, and material expiry.
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![Wheel spinning with various prizes-GettyImages-2164166010]( "The Price Is… Almost Right: mRNA Edition! COGS Reduction Strategies")
The Price Is… Almost Right: mRNA Edition! COGS Reduction StrategiesThe following article will outline the current state of COGS in the mRNA industry and the work he and his colleagues undertook to more effectively utilize raw materials. But heaven forbid this be your normal conference panel write-up. No, below I share Parrella’s insights, but in the form of a never-before released episode of The Price is Right…or perhaps more fittingly given the state of the industry today, this spectacle is more aptly titled: The Price is…Sort Of, Almost, Not Quite Right!
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![Future business concept-GettyImages-1390149628]( "5 Critical Regulatory Topics To Watch In The Oligo Sector")
5 Critical Regulatory Topics To Watch In The Oligo SectorThough our guidances have helped us achieve upwards of 20 commercially approved oligo products, as I listened to GSK’s director of CMC policy and advocacy, Katie Duncan, present at TIDES, it struck me just how far we have yet to come. Here, I single out a few of the biggest topics of regulatory discussion shaping the oligo therapeutics market.
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![GettyImages-832049900]( "What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic Quality")
What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic QualityManaging the mRNA supply chain and working in mRNA process development may not look anything like the work a luthier does to hew an instrument from an ancient spruce tree. But violin craftmanship actually serves as a fantastic metaphor for the challenging work the mRNA therapeutics space is tackling in sourcing and qualifying raw materials and optimizing the critical IVT reaction.
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![MacKay suspension bridge-GettyImages-2281791194]( "Bridging The Atlantic: A European Executive's Guide To Building A Successful U.S. RNA Business (Pt. 2)")
Bridging The Atlantic: A European Executive's Guide To Building A Successful U.S. RNA Business (Pt. 2)European RNA biotech leaders can accelerate U.S. success by aligning fundraising, partnerships, manufacturing, hiring, and regulatory strategy from day one.
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![Cell transfection with plasmid GettyImages-1290924802]( "Sourcing Plasmid DNA From CDMOs Got More Challenging — Here's Why")
Sourcing Plasmid DNA From CDMOs Got More Challenging — Here's WhyThe demand for plasmid DNA products is intrinsically linked to unique market conditions and funding environments. Here's what's driving them.
SUPPLY CHAIN VIDEOS
In response to an audience poll question gauging which cGMP materials have proven the most difficult to source, our speakers provide additional clarity around which IVT & LNP-related materials today are more “commoditized”.
Learn about a complete purification process flow that overcomes the challenges of producing pDNA – a critical first step in mRNA manufacturing – and covers all downstream unit operations.
Life Edit Therapeutics’ April Sena provides an update on NIST’s gene editing consortium, teasing forthcoming deliverables from a working group focused on gRNA quality.
While we can make lots of mRNA at a smaller scale, when it comes to scaling up to kg quantities of mRNA, our current batch processes leave a lot to be desired. Together, Stu Sundseth of Tune Therapeutics and Christian Dohmen of Ethris unpack the biggest barriers to scaling IVT to achieve the desired yield and quality of mRNA, offering their take on how the field is innovating to overcome these issues.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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![GettyImages-1212392754-petri-bacteria-plasmid-lab]( "The Role Of CRISPR Cas9 Plasmids In Gene-Editing")
Plasmids are crucial for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, and their role in CRISPR is expected to evolve with ongoing research.
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![iStock-1155553590-syringe-glove-doctor-vaccine-medicine]( "Overcome Vaccine Development Complexities With The Right Supply Chain Partner")
Explore the challenges impacting clinical supply chains and solutions to overcome these complexities, and understand why it is crucial to pick the right supply chain provider for vaccine storage and distribution.
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![GettyImages-523692032]( "Moderna's Regulatory Journey: 3 Takeaways To Foster The mRNA Renaissance")
The story of how Moderna brought one of the first mRNA vaccines to the market has all the makings of a legend we will pass down through generations. However, unlike the legends of King Arthur or The Fountain of Youth, we can celebrate that Moderna’s legendary journey was — and still is — real. Not only did the mRNA vaccines help return life to normal, but they also kickstarted the mRNA therapeutic renaissance we’re happily experiencing today.
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![GettyImages-1459917555-lab-research-development-gene-genetic]( "Mastering mRNA Manufacturing: A Focus on Raw Materials & Supply Assurance")
Rapid advancements in mRNA-based therapeutic development have underscored the role of raw material quality and supply chain management in ensuring their successful production.
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![GettyImages-1418666846-scientist-lab-test-strip-vial]( "From LAL To rFC: The Evolution Of Endotoxin Testing")
Protect patient safety and ensure regulatory compliance by implementing sensitive, reliable bacterial endotoxin testing as a critical component of pharmaceutical quality assurance.
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![Cryopreservation GettyImages-172640159]( "Integrate Cryopreservation Into the End-To-End Supply Chain")
Cryopreservation should be integrated across the entire supply chain to ensure traceability, reduce risk at handoffs, and support consistent, scalable therapy development and delivery.
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![GettyImages-1334686671-cold-chain-cryopreservation-logistics]( "Validate Cryopreservation As A Defined Input, Not A Variable")
Treating cryopreservation as a validated, controlled input improves consistency, quality, and patient outcomes by reducing variability across cell therapy manufacturing, storage, and distribution.
